Twenty-five people were shot and three others injured in an early morning nightclub shooting in the southern US state of Arkansas, police said Saturday. Police in the city of Little Rock had initially said that 17 people were shot when gunfire rang …
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has filed, before a Lagos Division of the Lagos State High Court, charges of unlawful enrichment to the tune of N3.5 million against James Agbadu-Fishim, a judge of the National Industrial Court. Accordin…
A minor fire has been reported at the Federal Ministry of Health, Abuja, following an electric spark on Saturday morning. Mrs. Boade Akinola, the Director, Media and Public Relations, in the ministry, said a private security outfit in charge of the …
Two students of the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA) drowned on Saturday evening while reportedly taking selfie pictures on a canoe inside a river in the town. The two students whose names were were both 300 level students of the univer…
The immediate past Nigeria’s Vice President, Architect Mohammed Namadi Sambo has expressed fear that the nation’s security agencies may plant incriminating objects in his house to implicate him of corruption. The former Vice President who reacted to…
o State Governor and the Chairman, All Progressive Peoples (APC) Governors Forum, Rochas Okorocha has declared that his achievements in the last six years has surpassed those of his predecessors put together. The governor, who spoke with State House…
You can head off a lot of your most common beauty concerns simply by downing the right foods. That’s right—eating well not only does wonders for your waistline and bolsters your immune system but can also provide some very real benefits, such as sm…
Goalkeeper Willy Caballero has joined Chelsea Football Club. Caballero arrives having been out of contract at Manchester City. He will add strength to our goalkeeper resources following the departure of Asmir Begovic to Bournemouth. The 35-year-old …
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said on Saturday that there would be no rescheduling of examination for candidates who reported late for the mop-up examination. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, said this while reacting to co…
Ahmed Musa will today in Cross River State finalise his marriage to Juliet Ejue. The marriage is billed to hold in Ogoja local government of the state. The Nigerian international had earlier in the year kicked off the marriage process by tying the n…
On June 27th 2017 in Daura, Katsina State one Tanko Abdullahi and one Mohammed Shehu, after a meeting of the Arewa Youth Council, issued the following statement. They said. “We are very much aware that all the attacks against President Muhammadu Buh…
The Anambra State Police Commissioner, Mr Garba Umar, on Saturday said the Indigenous People of Biafra had no capacity to stop the November 18 governorship election in Anambra. Umar who spoke with our correspondent on the telephone said IPOB had not…
The Lagos State Government on Friday expressed its commitment for the actualisation of its vision of making Lagos to be among the cleanest cities in the world. Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State disclosed this at a ceremony to mark the inauguratio…
Nigeria on Saturday assumed the Chairmanship of the African Union Peace and Security Council (PSC). The PSC is the standing organ of the AU for the prevention, management and resolution of conflicts. It is a key element of the African Peace and Secu…
The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, said there was no fire outbreak in the health ministry, but just a spark on the corridors of the third floor. He was reacting to reports carried on Channels Television which quoted an unarmed eyewitness t…
A former Minister of Health and Executive Director of United Nations Population Fund, Prof. Babatunde Osotimehin, would be buried in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital on Friday, July 21. A statement issued on Saturday by his son, Babajide, obtained by o…
Former Super Eagles striker, Kanu Nwankwo, has urged Africans to become more aware of heart-related diseases, following the untimely death of Ivory Coast international, Cheick Tiote. Tiote collapsed and died last month while training with his Chines…
The Independent National Electoral Commission says it has received court papers in a case filed by Senator Dino Melaye to stop it from verifying the signatures of members of his constituency who are asking the Senate to sack him. The commission said…
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire has aired on major network stations across the nation for over ten years and it has become a family game show. It came as a rude shock when news went round that its major sponsor, telecoms giant, MTN, pulled out of the …
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and 2015 governorship candidate of the party, Dakuku Peterside says perceived disagreement within the party’s fold was because of its now found attractiveness. Peterside, who is the Director General …
A pastor, Johnson Adeleke has been sentenced to five years imprisonment by the Ogun State High Court sitting in Isabo for raping a 14-year-old member of his church. The judge, Justice Olatokunbo Majekodunmi in her ruling on Friday, held that from the…
Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele’s husband, JJC has finally reacted to the insinuation that his wife is pregnant with a set of twins. In a chat with Saturdat Beats, he said: “My post on Instagram about my wife having twins was a prophecy from Olowo…
Chairman of the Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ahmed Makarfi, has accused the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu of holding Nigerians and the country’s economy to ransom through his style of agitation. …
A female pastor, Terry Gobanga, formerly known as Terry Apudo, has narrated how she was raped, battered and left to die by unknown men on the day of her wedding. Terry, a young Nairobi pastor, said she was attacked while returning some items her fian…
A Nigerian based in the United States of America, Mr. Toyin Dawodu, has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to compel the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, to appoint a medical panel to determine the health status of ailing President Muhammadu …
The Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, in Abia State, Akingbede Bamidele has told a story of how a teenage boy sold his SUVs valued for N7.5 million for N350,000 in order to buy hard drugs. He said the incident happened in …
The Chairman, All Progressives Congress in Kwara State, Alhaji Ishola Balogun-Fulani, has raised the alarm that some people close to the Federal Government are taking advantage of the ill health of President Muhammadu Buhari to destabilise the gover…
The Indigenous People of Biafra, on Friday, said its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, had not flouted his bail conditions, hence, security agents have no justification to re-arrest him. It added that Kanu had neither held any rally nor protested as instructed b…
The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Prosecution, Chief Okoi Obono-Obla has said the call by the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu and others for referendum was a wasted effort, and without sense. S…
Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Abba Kyari, has said the police obtained the court’s backing to detain the kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike popularly known as Evans, for 90 days. He said the detention warrant was obtained on June 21, …
No fewer than 866 technical personnel spread across the public and civil service in Oyo state have been removed from government payroll following the ongoing staff verification exercise in the state. Speaking on the development, the Oyo State Head o…
Former Super Eagles striker, Emmanuel Emenike’s contract with Fenerbahce, has been terminated. This brings to an end four troubled years with the Turkish club. Emenike made only 19 appearances at the club last season and scored four goals, after goi…
In order to achieve improvement in health for residents of Lagos State, the Government has scrapped Kick Against Indiscipline (KAI), replacing it with Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps, LAGESC. The move, according to the State Government, was par…
Former Chelsea captain, John Terry, has agreed to join Aston Villa, sources close to the player have told ESPN FC. Terry has reportedly told other interested clubs, that he has decided to join Villa and the move is expected to be finalised over the …
There are fears among security operatives that the notorious kidnap kingpin, Mr. Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, aka, Evans, who was arrested recently by the Police for coordinating several high-profile kidnappings and armed robbery could stage an escape …
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